North America

US motor racing series IndyCar has been forced to drop a new race in Boston from its 2016 schedule after local organisers said that the Massachusetts city is no longer in a position to stage the event.

Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis has declared that he wants to move the NFL American football franchise to Las Vegas and has vowed to contribute $500m (€439m) towards the construction of a new stadium in the Nevada city.

A 25,000-seat stadium will serve as the centrepiece of a wider $1bn (€882m) development project in Detroit, should Major League Soccer (MLS) give its approval for a new expansion franchise to launch in the Michigan city.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has moved to introduce an anti-discrimination process for sites bidding to host its championship events.

Consumer electronics and software company Nintendo of America has announced the planned sale of a majority of its interest in the Seattle Mariners to other members of the current ownership group – a deal that is set to value the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise at $1.4bn (€1.23bn).

Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike, has announced that he will step down as chairman of the US sportswear giant in June.

The Rugby Football League has struck a deal to introduce a team based in Toronto, Canada, into the sport’s third tier in England.

Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis will attend a meeting in Las Vegas tomorrow (Thursday) in which discussions will be held over moving the NFL American football franchise to the city, according to multiple reports.

Tom Gores and Dan Gilbert, owners of teams in North American basketball league the NBA, have announced they will join forces in an effort to bring a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise to Detroit.

Carter Ladd, Major League Soccer VP of business development speaks to Ollie Silverton, the GMR/SportBusiness Group Ultimate Sports and Entertainment Apprentice, about football's growth in the US.

A US federal appeals court has ruled that NFL superstar Tom Brady must serve a four-game ban, overturning a lower judge’s ruling in the so-called ‘Deflategate’ scandal and siding with the American football league in its battle with the NFL Players’ Association (NFLPA).

The Breeders’ Cup, one of thoroughbred horseracing’s most prestigious international events, will return to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky in 2018, organisers announced today (Monday).

NFL American football team the San Diego Chargers has launched a drive to gain public support for plans that could lead to the construction of a new multi-purpose stadium in the city.

The city of Orlando, Florida has launched a bid to host the Pro Bowl, the annual all-star game of American football league the NFL, for a three-year period beginning in 2017.

The WME-IMG agency has secured further investment through a partnership with mutual fund giant Fidelity Management and Research.

New York City has been named as the SportBusiness Ultimate Sports City of 2016, triumphing over previous winners London and Melbourne in a tightly-fought contest.